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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Milwaukee, WI
Population 1,300,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 16,762
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 55%
Hispanic 15%
Black 11%
Asian 8%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 21%
Engineering, Computing & Math 15%
Arts 11%
Education 6%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,398
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,398
Est. In-State Cost $13,451
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,974
10-Year ROI $169,000
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 31%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $12M #119
Life & Natural Sciences $31M #173
Engineering, Computing & Math $13M #193
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 31 #135
Life & Natural Sciences 121 #196
Humanities & Social Sciences 69 #223

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 66%
ACT Range 18 – 25

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 3,207 45% / 55% 2% $70,071
Applied Mathematics 5 60% / 40% 0%
Biomedical Engineering 24 38% / 62% 12%
Civil Engineering 48 79% / 21% 0% $89,657
Computer Engineering 10 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Science 96 +3 84% / 16% 2% $97,212
Data Analytics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Data Science 3 67% / 33% 33%
Electrical Engineering 37 84% / 16% 8% $96,684
Environmental Engineering 3 0% / 100% 33%
Industrial Engineering 14 79% / 21% 21% $92,942
Information Science/Studies 148 70% / 30% 3% $76,681
Materials Engineering 7 71% / 29% 0%
Mathematics 12 +1 58% / 42% 0% $94,356
Mechanical Engineering 77 87% / 13% 0% $93,551
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 15 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry 17 47% / 53% 0% $76,239
Biology 86 +6 38% / 62% 2% $60,281
Chemistry 9 +1 89% / 11% 11% $68,594
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 112 +1 21% / 79% 2% $74,174
Environmental Science 47 +2 40% / 60% 2% $53,222
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 71 44% / 56% 1% $56,673
Geosciences 17 +1 65% / 35% 0% $72,277
Meteorology 5 100% / 0% 0%
Microbiology 6 33% / 67% 0% $68,039
Neuroscience 16 +7 19% / 81% 12%
Nursing 247 +1 13% / 87% 1% $98,489
Nutrition Sciences 16 12% / 88% 0%
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 19 11% / 89% 0% $63,415
Public Health 23 17% / 83% 0% $79,786
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 5 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Accounting 51 +1 63% / 37% 2% $81,948
Actuarial Science 3 +1 33% / 67% 33% $91,883
Business Analytics 16 19% / 81% 6%
Economics 25 +11 64% / 36% 0% $74,053
Finance 156 +10 82% / 18% 1% $70,133
General Business 43 65% / 35% 0% $69,565
Health Administration 1 0% / 100% 0% $72,487
Human Resources Development 57 +5 42% / 58% 5% $73,314
Management Information Systems and Statistics 39 +4 77% / 23% 3% $89,332
Marketing 217 +15 58% / 42% 3% $69,299
Operations Management 74 +18 84% / 16% 7% $92,194
African-American/Black Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,333
Anthropology 14 50% / 50% 0% $47,404
Classical Languages 5 +1 40% / 60% 0%
Criminal Justice 86 +2 36% / 64% 1% $61,629
English 44 +5 32% / 68% 0% $46,038
French 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,302
Geography 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,326
Geography and Environmental Studies 4 100% / 0% 25%
German 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
History 41 +3 78% / 22% 0% $51,769
Intercultural and International Studies 21 +6 24% / 76% 5% $58,215
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 +3 25% / 75% 0% $50,502
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Italian
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,878
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,962
Linguistics 6 +2 50% / 50% 0% $52,243
Mass Communication/Media Studies 50 +6 34% / 66% 4% $55,026
Philosophy 7 +3 100% / 0% 0% $51,322
Political Science 42 +2 50% / 50% 0% $60,633
Psychology
Religion/Religious Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $47,878
Research and Experimental Psychology 248 +18 19% / 81% 0%
Russian 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Work 55 +1 11% / 89% 0% $61,297
Sociology 38 +6 26% / 74% 3% $52,860
Spanish 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $62,302
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 69 +3 29% / 71% 0% $55,026
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 6 67% / 33% 0% $81,903
Women's Studies 6 +2 17% / 83% 0% $54,333
Education 149 +2 21% / 79% 1% $54,991
Special Education 13 +2 23% / 77% 0%
Urban Education and Leadership 34 18% / 82% 3% $59,383
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 7 71% / 29% 0%
Architecture 36 +1 61% / 39% 6% $71,095
Art Education 20 +1 10% / 90% 0% $47,958
Art History 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $47,148
Art/Art Studies 57 +2 42% / 58% 12% $47,148
Dance 10 0% / 100% 0%
Design and Visual Communications 34 32% / 68% 0%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 10 +1 40% / 60% 0%
Film Studies 108 +3 65% / 35% 2% $44,669
Music 29 +2 55% / 45% 3% $42,556
Music Education 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $47,958
Theater 33 30% / 70% 0% $37,878
Urban Studies/Affairs 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%